lyssie: (Kicking dandelions)
lyssie ([personal profile] lyssie) wrote2004-01-26 09:22 pm

The world is my oyster...

So. I've been sitting here, thinking absently. And I finally figured something out. I know why the idea last year (or the year before. Don't remember when it was) to basically wipe out the entire canon of the Subreality Cafe/Subreality on the SCMailing List bothered me so much.

And it did, I just never voiced it except in occasional snide comments to myself.

It bothers me because canon is a good thing.

This is why I cringe and moan and mock every time I hear about some new stupidity done at Marvel. (The Phoenix is not a cosmic force, for instance.... Yeah. Go away.) Because history is a good thing, and if you can't remember it, use it properly, and snuggle it...

You're an idiot.

But, wait, I hear people whine, 30 years/25 years/40 years of continuity is too HARD to remember! *whimper*

Yes, right.

So are a hundred thousand baseball stats.

You don't see the sports fans complaining, do you?

And comics/subreality/tv continuity is much more interesting, entertaining, and fun.

And I like Subreality's history. Ok, so it's been a long time since I've been involved with it, but I remember a few of the basics.

And without that memory, you get a lot of repetitious plots in Round Robins... Oh, god, do you ever...

Er. But that could simply be my own pet peeve.

In other news, despite evidence to the contrary, I am *not* writing a Farscape/Blake's 7 crossover.

Because it would end up the length of the entire Lord of the Rings. And I really don't have time for that. Really.

*grins* Speaking of the old Cafe.

[identity profile] drharper.livejournal.com 2004-01-26 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Anyone up for a round-robin? Rowan's started a new board and I've got a rr concept that's been percolating in my brain for a while.
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Re: *grins* Speaking of the old Cafe.

[personal profile] deathpixie 2004-01-27 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Is it newbie-proof? *grins*

Sorry, I like new writers, honestly I do. Mainly because I remember being one and having a really good entry to Subreality because there were some wonderful people in it who thought I was okay.

But...

some of the more recent ones can't RR. At all.

But yeah, I'll have a look for where I put that email re the new board location. Or you could email me and tell me what your idea is - I lost your addy in the Great Harddrive Crash and would like it back. ;)